For The Love Of Port

I have ordered a bunch of wine this month, all from out of state and every one of these retailers told me that they have no issues with selling and shipping wines here to WA State. I wonder what will happen shipping from consumer to consumer? I did that last month with zero issue, to a friend on Lo...

This is interesting. I have heard that only Niepoort and Kopke will improve in bottle, but have not any own experience with either. In my cellar, however, I do have some colheitas that have spent some time in glass.

Did you notice if the spirit abated over time?

"Then I have two whisky bottles: Chivas Regal 12 years and Ballantine's 17 years, purchased 1985 and 1983,"
I'll take the Ballantine's off your hands, if you are interested.

I just finished a Quinta da Romaneira Vintage Port 2011, and thought it was a delightful bottle of port, even though very young.
I am sure your 1967 Colheita will be good too.

Martinez 1970, since 1979/80.
It has been in 3 different cellars. First my own up north, then the Vicars and then my own down south since 1990.

Barbeito Verdelho Ribeiro Real 20 YO
Cossart Gordon Verdelho Vintage 1975

Both very nice, 1975 seemed a bit more balanced. The sweetness and the acidity fused more.

Perhaps OT, but I have a long opened bottle of Vallein-Tercinier Très Vieux Pineau des Charentes Reste des Anges 1997, and a piece of Brie that was nearly creeping off the plate.
Those two in combination was very good.

I'm not a Maderia person, so I don't know these off the top of my head. Were they Port questions, I would know some and then I would go consult the IVDP regulations. Which leads me to this answer, the Madeira equivalent: http://www.vinhomadeira.pt/regulation-157.aspx Is the english version availabl...

Thank you Glenn.

Having resently paid half a kings ransom for the 1977 Niepoort Garrafeira bottled in 2007, I wonder if it is improving with cellaring, or will it behave more like a tawney?

"(in spite of not being full body)"
Can I understand this to mean that it is filtered?

I do feel that some indication of how the wine/bottle taste would be appreciated when posting.

Dow's Vintage 1985.
Very pleasant Port.

Cálem Vintage Port 1985

Luis Pato Vinha Barrio 1998 Bairrada.

Glenn E. wrote:Unrestricted free market capitalism is bad in almost any form. See: US banking, US healthcare. The market cares only about short term profit, but most if not all products require unprofitable support structures of some sort in order to survive.

Hear, hear.

Congratulations to you both.

Mike K. wrote:Opened a '66 Kopke Colheita tonight. Cause... why not!

Pretty damn good. Tasting notes will follow.

Very good reason for opening a bottle, I think.

Act your age, man.